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Surekha Suresh Tankkar vs Smt. Sarita V. Tahmankar And Ors.
2026 Latest Caselaw 58 Bom

Citation : 2026 Latest Caselaw 58 Bom
Judgement Date : 6 January, 2026

[Cites 9, Cited by 0]

Bombay High Court

Surekha Suresh Tankkar vs Smt. Sarita V. Tahmankar And Ors. on 6 January, 2026

2026:BHC-OS:89

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                            IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                 TESTAMENTARY AND INTESTATE JURISDICTION


                                  TESTAMENTARY SUIT NO. 73 OF 2011
                                                IN
                                TESTAMENTARY PETITION NO. 511 OF 2010

                 1.   Suresh Shantaram Tankkar                       ]
                      (since deceased)                               ]
                 1a. Surekha Suresh Tankkar                          ]
                     Aged : 80 years                                 ]
                 1b. Alka Uday Tarphe                                ]
                     Aged 54 years,                                  ]
                 1c. Supriya Wadekar                                 ]
                     Aged 53 years,                                  ]
                 1d. Bharati Tankkar                      ]
                     Aged 45 years,                       ]
                     All Hindu, Indian Inhabitant         ]
                     residing at Hindamat Niwas, Hindmata ]
                     Printing Press, Dr. Ambedkar Road,   ]
                     Parel T.T., Mumbai 400 012.          ] ....Plaintiffs

                              Versus


                 1.   Sunetra S. Nikam,                              ]
                      Wife of Late Shri Shrikrishna Nikam            ]
                      Religion : Hindu, of Bombay, aged 69 years,    ]
                      Indian Inhabitant, residing at Sampada, E/3,   ]
                      Shastri Nagar, S.V. Road, Borivali (West),     ]
                      Mumbai - 400 082.                              ]
                 2.   Sarita V. Tamhankar,                           ]
                      Wife of Mr. Vitthal A. Tahmankar               ]
                      Religion : Hindu, of Bombay, aged 66 years,    ]
                      Indian Inhabitant, residing at Flat No. 104,   ]
                      C-2, Transit Camp, Opp. Mahindra Gat No. 5,    ]
                      Samta Nagar, Kandivali (East),                 ]
                      Mumbai - 400 101.                              ]
                 3.   Smita Suhar Morje                              ]
                      Wife of Late Shri Suhas G. Morje               ]
                      Religion : Hindu of Bombay, aged 64 years,     ]
                      Indian Inhabitant, residing at Alishan,        ]


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     1st floor, Rambaug, Borivali (West),            ]
     Mumbai - 400 092.                               ]
4.   Aparna A. Kamle                           ]
     Wife of Late Shri Anand Kamle             ]
     Religion : Hindu of Bombay aged 62 years, ]
     Indian inhabitant, residing at Udayshree ]
     Colony, Bunglow No. 10/A, Bhandup (East), ]
     Mumbai - 400042.                          ]
5.   Sudha S. Marathe                                ]
     Wife of Shri Srikant Marathe                    ]
     Religion : Hindu of Bombay aged 59 years        ]
     Indian Inhabitant, residing at 1st Floor,       ]
     Hindmata Niwas, Hindmata Printing Press,        ]
     Dr. Ambedkar Road,                              ]
     Parel T.T., Mumbai - 400 012.                   ] ...Defendants

                                  ------------
Mr. Yatin Shah i/b M/s. Yatin Shah and Co. for Plaintiffs.
Mr. Amol Joshi, Mr. Vinod Rane for Defendant.
                                  ------------

                                            Coram : Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.

Reserved on : 12th December, 2025.

Pronounced on : 6th January, 2026.

Judgment :

1. Testamentary Petition No. 511 of 2010 was filed seeking grant

of Letters of Administration with Will annexed in respect of the

property and credits of Shantaram Kanhoji Tankkar alias Shantaram K.

Tankkar who was residing at the time of death at 2/60, Petal Terrace,

Parel, Mumbai - 400 012. The deceased expired on 13th February, 1978.

2. The son of the deceased propounded the Will dated 2 nd

November, 1974 by the present Petition, which was opposed by the

daughters of the deceased namely Sunetra S. Nikam, Smita S. Morje,

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Sudha Shrikant Marathe and Sarita V. Tamhankar by filing caveats

raising identical grounds of objection broadly as follows:

(a) Unexplained delay of 13 years,

(b) forged and fabricated document,

(c) Various corrections and improvisations in different handwritings in paragraphs 1, 2,8 and 10 of the alleged unregistered Will,

(d) Affidavit of attesting witnesses has not been annexed to the Petition,

(e) Petition is counterblast to the partition suit filed by the Caveators.

3. The Petition was converted in Testamentary Suit No 73 of 2011.

Vide order dated 19th December, 2016 the following issues were

framed:

(i) Whether the Plaintiff proves that the writing dated 2nd November, 1974 was duly and validly executed and attested in accordance with law as the last Will and testament of the deceased, Shantaram Kanhoji Tankkar alias Shantaram K. Tannkar?

(ii) Whether the Plaintiff proves that at the time of the said alleged Will, the deceased was of sound and disposing state of mind, memory and understanding?

(iii) Whether the Defendants prove that the alleged Will is forged and fabricated?

(iv) Whether the Defendants prove the alleged Will is forged document?

(v) What relief and what order?

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4. During the pendency of the proceedings, the original Plaintiff

expired and his legal heirs were brought on record. The Plaintiffs filed

the Affidavit of evidence of one attesting witness on 21st March, 2017.

PW-1 did not offer himself for cross examination and his evidence was

closed on 12th September, 2017. The Planitiffs filed Chamber Summons

No 81 of 2018 seeking permission to lead evidence without examining

the attesting witness which was rejected vide order dated 5 th October,

2018.

5. The Plaintiff No. 1A was examined as PW-2. She has deposed that

the Will was handwritten and was duly signed by the deceased and

attesting witnesses in her presence, at which time, the original

Plaintiff, the deceased and both the attesting witnesses were present.

She has deposed that certain corrections were made in the Will in

handwriting of the deceased and the name of the attesting witnesses

and deceased was written by the deceased. The deceased had

prepared a handwritten Will earlier in his own handwriting which was

not signed and required corrections, hence, the deceased prepared the

Will which was signed by the deceased. She has deposed about

communication of 1943, conveyance of 1960 and indenture of lease of

1969 to prove the signature of the deceased. PW-2 produced the

following documents :

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(a) The original handwritten version of the draft Will by the deceased (Exhibit P-1).

(b) Handwritten Will dated 2nd November, 1974 (Exhibit P-2).

(c) Original letter written by the deceased in his own handwriting on the letter head of Hindmata Printing Press dated 14th March, 1943 (Article X-1).

(d) Original Indenture of Lease dated 17th October, 1969 between BEST and the deceased (Exhibit P-3).

(e) Original deed of conveyance dated 6 th May, 1960 between the Governor of Maharashtra and the deceased in respect of property at Vengurla, Ratnagiri (Exhibit P-4).

6. The Defendants examined Defendant No. 1 as DW-1, who

deposed as to the contents of the affidavit in support of the caveat.

There was no documentary evidence adduced by the Defendants. PW-2

and DW-1 were duly cross examined and the report of Court

Commissioner was submitted to the Court.

7. Learned counsel for Plaintiffs submits that Exhibit P-1 is

holograph Will of the deceased and points out Paragraph No. 6 of the

Affidavit of evidence of PW-2 deposing that the handwritten Will was

written by the deceased himself and has been duly proved. He submits

that there is greater presumption in favor of genuineness of

holograph Will. He would further submit that PW-2 has specifically

deposed in answer to question nos. 16 and 20 that Exhibit P-1 was

made by the deceased and that the said Will was made in front of P.W.-

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2. He would further submit that insofar as the Issue No. 1 is concerned,

the evidence of P.W.-2 would show that the Will dated 2 nd November,

1974 was executed and attested in presence of P.W.-2. He would

further submit that in response to question no. 15, the witness has

stated that she does not remember as to who had written the Will

being exhibit P-2 and the confusion was sought to be created by once

again asking the same question in response to which, the witness has

stated in answer to question no. 52 that the Will may be handwritten

by Subhash Hule who was the attesting witness. He submits that the

deposition is to be considered in light of the fact that P.W.-2 was aged

about 82 years at the time of evidence. He submits that the signature

of the deceased on Exhibit P-2 is proved by the deposition of PW-2 and

by the answer to question no. 16 in the cross-examination where P.W.-2

has stated that the Will is in the handwriting of the deceased.

8. He would submit that insofar as the Issue No. 2 is concerned, in

the cross-examination, PW-2 has deposed that the deceased was

severely diabetic during his lifetime. He submits that there is no

positive evidence regarding infirmity of the deceased as regards the

physical and mental state to execute the Will. He would further submit

that comparison of the signature of the deceased on Exhibit P-2 and

Exhibit P-3 and P-4 clearly shows the similarity in the signature. He

submits that in the cross-examination, DW-1 has accepted that the

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signature on Exhibit P-3 and P-4 are that of the deceased. He submits

that Exhibit P-3 and P-4 which are admitted documents do not show

that the deceased used to put date below his signature.

9. He would submit that insofar as the evidence of attesting

witness is concerned, one of the attesting witnesses, i.e. Vasudev

Dhavade filed his Affidavit of evidence, however, he did not offer

himself for cross-examination due to his ill-health. He submits that the

Plaintiffs made all efforts for the attesting witness to appear before

this Court. He would submit that P.W.-2 has proved the Will otherwise

and the same be allowed under Section 71 of the Indian Evidence Act,

1872.

10. Insofar as the Issue Nos. 3 and 4 are concerned, he submits that

the burden was upon the Defendants to prove that the Will is forged

and fabricated. He submits that except bare deposition in Paragraph

Nos. 6 and 8, there was no documentary evidence produced by the

Defendants to prove the said issues. He would further submit that it is

the positive case of the Plaintiff that the Will was written by the

Subhash Hule and the same has been seen stated in the cross-

examination at page no. 52.

11. He would submit that the Plaintiffs have brought on record a

holograph Will Exhibit P-1 which is not disputed and which has been

duly proved. He submits that it is proved that the deceased has made

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correction in his own handwriting and even the names of the attesting

witnesses were written by the deceased himself as deposed by P.W.-2.

He submits that the Will has been duly proved through the evidence of

P.W.-2 even if the attesting witness was not examined and in support,

he relies upon the following decision:

             Ajit Chandra      Majumdar     vs.   Akhil    Chandra
             Majumdar1

12. Per contra learned counsel for Defendants has taken this Court

through the Affidavit in support of the Caveat and submits that the

Plaintiffs have failed to prove the Will as per Section 63(c) of the Indian

Succession Act, 1925 and Section 68 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

He submits that the attesting witness one Vasudev Dhavade filed his

Affidavit of evidence, however, did not offer himself for cross-

examination. Drawing support from the decision of the Hon'ble Apex

Court in the case of Janki Narayan Bhoir vs. Narayan Namdeo

Kadam2, he submits that mere proof of signature of the testator on the

Will was not sufficient and the attestation thereon is also to be proved

as required under Section 63(c) of the Indian Succession Act, 1925. He

submits that even assuming that P.W.-2 had led evidence under

Section 71 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 on the basis that she was

present when the alleged Will was signed and executed by the

1 AIR 1960 CALCUTTA 551.

2 (2003) 2 SCC 91.

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deceased, the cross examination would show contradictory answers in

question no. 15 and question no. 52. He would further point out that in

the cross-examination of D.W.-1, a contrary suggestion was given in

question no. 20 that the Will was in the handwriting of Ms. Sunetra

Nikam. He would further submit that the response in the cross-

examination of P.W.-2 would show that P.W.-2 was not aware about the

place, time and execution of the alleged Will. He would further point

out that there is a specific admission given in response to question no.

66 that P.W.-2 was not at home at that time and therefore, is not aware

as to whether any deceased or any other person read the alleged Will

(Exhibit P-2) before its execution. He would further point out that in

response to question no. 87, P.W-2 has admitted that the attesting

witnesses had not signed the alleged Will in the presence of the

deceased.

13. He would further submit that PW-2 has admitted that at the time

of execution of alleged Will, the attesting witnesses were aged about

20-25 years and were residing at their native place at Vengurla and it is

incomprehensible that the deceased would call the attesting witnesses

who were of young age from Vengurla only for the purpose of

attesting the Will. He would further submit that it is not the case that

the attesting witnesses are dead or could not be found and in fact,

P.W.-2 in her cross-examination has admitted having knowledge about

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the address of the witnesses and in spite thereof, has taken no steps to

summon other attesting witness-Mr. Subhash Hule. He would further

submit that the execution of the Will is surrounded in suspicious

circumstance which has to be removed by propounder before the Will

can be accepted as a valid Will. He would further submit that Issue No.

1 has not been proved by the Plaintiffs, the other issues are not

required to be answered. He would further submit that there is no

explanation in the Petition or in the evidence about the propounding

of the Will after 30 years and that it is admitted as a response to

question no. 107 that the Testamentary Petition was filed as a counter-

blast to the partition suit. In support he relies upon the following

decisions:

Meena Pradhan vs. Kamla Pradhan3

Janki Narayan Bhoir vs. Narayan Namdeo Kadam4

As to Issue No. 1 :

14. Before proceeding to analysis of the evidence adduced by the

parties, it would be appropriate to have a look at the relevant

statutory provisions dealing with the validity and execution of the Will.

Section 63(c) of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 reads as under:

"63. Execution of unprivileged wills.--Every testator, not being a soldier employed in an expedition or engaged in actual warfare, 1 [or an airman so employed 3 (2023) 9 SCC 734.

4 (2003) 2 SCC 91.

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or engaged,] or a mariner at sea, shall execute his will according to the following rules:--

(a) ...

(b).....

(c) The will shall be attested by two or more witnesses, each of whom has seen the testator sign or affix his mark to the will or has seen some other person sign the will, in the presence and by the direction of the testator, or has received from the testator a personal acknowledgment of his signature or mark, or of the signature of such other person; and each of the witnesses shall sign the will in the presence of the testator, but it shall not be necessary that more than one witness be present at the same time, and no particular form of attestation shall be necessary."

15. Section 68, Section 69 and Section 71 of Evidence Act, 1872

reads as under:

"68. Proof of execution of document required by law to be attested:

If a document is required by law to be attested, it shall not be used as evidence unless atleast one attesting witness has been called for the purpose of proving its execution, if there be an attesting witness alive, and subject to the process of the Court and capable of giving evidence.

Provided that it shall not be necessary to call an attesting witness in proof of the execution of any document, not being a will, which has been registered in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908), unless its execution by the person by whom it purports to have been executed is specifically denied.

69. Proof where no attesting witness found.--If no such attesting witness can be found, or if the document purports to have been executed in the United Kingdom, it must be proved that the attestation of one attesting witness at least is in his handwriting, and that the signature of the person executing the document is in the hand writing of that person.

71. Proof when attesting witness denies the execution.--If the attesting witness denies or does not recollect the execution of the document, its execution may be proved by other evidence."

16. A reading of the above provisions indicates the statutory

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requirement of the attestation of the Will by two or more witnesses.

The mode of proof of execution of document required by law to be

attested mandates the evidence of atleast one attesting witness failing

which the document shall not be used in evidence. A Will is required to

comply with all requirement of Section 63(c) of Succession Act, 1925

before it can be accepted as the last Will and Testament of the

deceased. Section 69 and Section 71 of Evidence Act deals with the

eventuality of the attesting witnesses not being found or upon denial

of execution of the document by the attesting witness. The Will being

a document requiring attestation cannot be used in evidence without

examining at least one attesting witness or proving the same under

Section 69 of Section 71 of Evidence Act.

17. The deposition of the attesting witness must prove the

ingredients of Section 63 (c) that he has seen the testator sign or affix

his mark to the Will or has received from the testator a personal

acknowledgment of his signature or mark and that he has signed the

Will in presence of the testator.

18. The burden is upon the propounder of the Will to prove the due

and valid execution and attestation as per law. In the present case,

PW-1 has produced original handwritten version of the draft Will by the

deceased (P-1) and hand written Will dated 2 nd November, 1974 (P-2).

P-1 is an undated, unattested document and is deposed to have been

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written by the deceased. The Plaintiffs have propounded the Will

dated 2nd November, 1974 and the grant is sought in respect of the said

Will and issue has been accordingly, framed.

19. Insofar as Exhibit P-1 is concerned, there is no suggestion in the

cross examination of PW-2 that the earlier document i.e Exhibit P-1

was not in the handwriting of the deceased. The evidence of PW-2 that

Exhibit P-1 was handwritten by the deceased in her presence has not

been shaken in the cross examination. However, the proof of Exhibit P-

1 being in the handwriting of the deceased does not prove the valid

and due execution of Exhibit P-2, which is the Will propounded by

Plaintiffs and is required to be proved to have been validly executed

and attested as per law. The Will dated 2 nd November, 1974 has been

attested by Subhash Dattaram Hule and Vasudev Vishnu Dhavade. The

Affidavit in lieu of examination in chief of Vasudev Vishnu Dhavade

was filed on record, however, Vasudev Dhavade failed to offer himself

for cross-examination and his evidence cannot be considered.

20. In such eventuality, it was open for the Plaintiffs to examine the

other attesting witness i.e Subhash Dattaram Hule. No steps were

taken by the Plaintiffs to secure presence of Subhash Hule either

themselves or through process of the Court. PW-2 has given vital

admissions in her cross examination as regards availability of Subhash

Hule which is reproduced hereinbelow:

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"38) Can you tell when did you contact Mr. Subhash Hule last time?

Ans: On or about 7 or 8 moths ago I had met Mr. Subhash Hule.

49) Whether Mr Subhash Hule work in Mumbai before in the year 1974?

Ans: I do not remember if Mr Subhash Hule was in Mumbai Bombay in the year 1974 but he is working in Bombay today.

58) When you met Mr Subhash Hule 7-8 months back, did you ask him to appear as witness in the present matter? Ans: Yes, it is correct that I had asked Mr Subhash Hule to appear as witness in the present matter.

Witness volunteers: Mr Subhash Hule told me that he would not be able to appear as a witness in the present matter as he was not keeping good health.

59) Did you ask Mr Subhash Hule where does he residing at that time?

Ans: My daughter had found the address of Mr Hule and there was no need to ask him where he was residing."

21. The cross examination of PW-2 proves that the Plaintiffs were in

contact with Subhash Hule and were aware of his whereabouts.It is

therefore, not the case that the attesting witnesses were not traceable

or could not be found. No efforts were taken by the Plaintiffs for

issuing witness summons to Subhash Hule for giving evidence.

Considering the answer in response to question no. 52 by P.W.-2 that

the Will (Exhibit P-2) may be handwritten by Subhash Hule who was

also the attesting witness to the Will, the best possible evidence was

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available with the Plaintiffs. Despite thereof, the Plaintiffs have failed

to examine Subhash Hule to prove the due execution of the Will

consequent to the failure of the other attesting witness Vasudev

Dhavade to give evidence. The provisions of Section 69 and Section 71

of Evidence Act, 1872 can be resorted to only where no attesting

witness is found or when the attesting witness denies the execution,

which is not the case here. There is no deposition to support proof of

the execution by other evidence as contemplated under Section 71 of

the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Pertinently, an application was made

under Section 71 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 which was rejected

by the Court. The non-examination of the attesting witnesses even

when the details were known to the Plaintiffs prove fatal to the case of

the Plaintiffs as the requirements of Section 63(c) of Succession Act

have not been satisfied. Consequently, the Plaintiffs have failed to

prove that the Will dated 2nd November, 1974 was duly and validly

executed and attested in accordance with law. Issue No 1 is therefore

answered against the Plaintiffs.

22. Going a step further and examining whether the execution is

proved by other evidence adduced by the Plaintiffs though not

required, PW-2 has deposed that the Will dated 2nd November, 1974

(Exhibit P-2) was handwritten and duly signed by the deceased and

attesting witness and that P.W.-2 was present when the Will was

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signed and executed by the deceased along with her husband as well as

the attesting witnesses who were all present together at the time of

execution of Will. It is further deposed that there are certain

corrections made in the Will and they were made in the handwriting of

the deceased and even the name of the attesting witnesses as also the

name of the deceased were written by the deceased himself on the

last page of the Will.

23. Exhibit P-2 is a handwritten Will and there is no deposition by

PW-2 about the identity of the person who has written the Will dated

2nd November, 1974. In cross examination, questions were put in

respect of the person who has written the Will-Exhibit P-2 to which the

response is as under:

"Q.15. You have stated that "the Will was handwritten"

can you tell who had written the alleged Will (Exhibit P-

2) Ans: I cannot remember currently.

Q. 52: Can you answer now?

Ans: I am not sure but probably it may be handwritten by Mr. Hule.

Q 54: Can you tell us where the alleged Will (Exhibit P-2) was prepared?

Ans: I do not remember.

Q 66: Did Late Mr. Shantaram Tankkar or any other

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person read the alleged Will (Exhibit P-2) before its execution?

Ans: I was not at home at that time and therefore I do not know whether any person read the alleged Will (Exhibit P-2) before its execution.

Q 87: Is it correct to say that neither Mr. Subhash Hule nor Mr. Vasudev Dhavade signed the alleged Will (P-2) in the presence of Mr. Shantaram Tankkar?

Ans: Yes, it is correct."

24. In cross examination of DW-1, the suggestion given in question

no. 20 was that the document was written in handwriting of Mrs.

Sunetra Nikam. The vital admissions in the cross-examination of PW-2

demolishes the case of the PW-2 being present at the time when the

Will was executed as also the corrections being made in the Will in the

handwriting of the deceased and affixing of the signature by the

deceased on the Will as well as the attestation by the attesting

witnesses. P.W.-2 was also confronted with the place, time and

execution of Exhibit P-2 in response to question no. 18, 22, 54, 55 and

56 and has failed to give any details about the place, time and

execution of the Will. Upon cumulative appreciation of the evidence on

record, the presence of PW-2 at the time of execution of the Will dated

2nd November, 1974 and its due attestation is doubtful. Even for the

purpose of Section 71 of Evidence Act, the Plaintiffs have failed to

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adduce cogent evidence to prove that the Will dated 2 nd November,

1974 was duly and validly executed. Mere proof of signature of

testator does not prove the due execution as per law, which requires

proof of attestation as per Section 63(c) of Succession Act.

25. It is well-settled that the conscience of the Court is required to

be satisfied that the Will has been duly and validly executed and there

are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the execution of the Will.

Exhibit P-2 is Will which has been propounded by the Plaintiff stating

to have been executed by the deceased on 2nd November, 1974. In

response to question no. 18, P.W.-2 has deposed that the Exhibit P-1

seems to have been made on 2nd November, 1974. It is highly

improbable that if the Will was prepared on the same date of 2 nd

November, 1974, in the handwriting of the deceased himself, a

separate Will would be handwritten on the same date by some other

person. It would have been more acceptable if Exhibit P-1 would have

been attested by the parties as it is the Plaintiff's own case that all the

attesting witnesses were present. There is no reason as to why on the

same date, a separate Will would have been prepared and not the

holograph Will being attested and executed in accordance with law. It

is also highly improbable that the attesting witnesses who admittedly

were about 22-25 years of age at the relevant time would have been

called from Vengurla to Mumbai for the purpose of attesting the Will.

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P.W.-2 has admitted in response to question nos. 36, 39, 40, 44 and 46

that the witnesses were residing in their village. P.W.-2 has further

admitted that she does not know the place of the residence of the

attesting witness in the year 1974. The burden was upon the Plaintiff

to dispel the suspicious circumstance which the Plaintiff has failed to

do.

26. As the Plaintiffs have failed to prove due execution of the Will, it

is therefore, not necessary for this Court to render any findings on

Issue Nos. 2, 3 and 4.

27. Consequently, the Suit and the Testamentary Petition stands

dismissed.

28. Decree be drawn up accordingly.




                                              [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.]




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